Reinvented Theatre- Complicite and The National

Here are two examples of reinvented theatre I found:

Complicité's last production, titled Shun-kin was inspired by two texts by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and includes and all Japanese cast. The devised production deals with human relationships and highlights the shades of light and dark within them. The play is directed by Complicité's Simon McBurney but is performed in Japanese with subtitles and fuses music, Japanese theatre and puppetry. Here is a link to Complicité's webpage about the production here.

The second example is a modernisation of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, directed by Marianne Elliott at The National Theatre. The production is a tragi-comedy and is currently being broadcast in cinemas around the country following it's run at The National. Marriane Elliot has chosen to portray the darker fairytale aspects of the play. It is kept within the context and setting of the original play but items such as digital watches have been introduced into set, costume and props. The link to The National's website is included here on which you can find an interesting interview with the director.